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Treasury Finalizes Payroll Support to Aid Airline Industry Employees | U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Treasury Finalizes Payroll Support to Aid Airline Industry
Employees
January 15, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin announced that the U.S.
Department of the Treasury approved more than $12 billion in payroll support for major
passenger air carriers to support airline industry workers.
Subtitle A of Title IV of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the PSP
Extension Law) provides for up to $16 billion in payroll support for American workers
employed by passenger air carriers and contractors (PSP2). Treasury concluded PSP2
agreements with Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier
Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Republic Airways, SkyWest Airlines, Southwest
Airlines, Spirit Airlines, and United Airlines. Together, these airlines represent nearly 95
percent of U.S. airline capacity.
Treasury also made the first PSP2 payments to passenger air carriers today, disbursing a
total of $6.1 billion to major air carriers to support hundreds of thousands of jobs. To
protect taxpayers, Treasury received notes and warrants from these carriers, as required
under Section 408 of the PSP Extension Law.
“The Payroll Support Program provided critical support to the aviation industry and its
workers,” said Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin. “The extension of this program will provide
additional economic relief for workers, while also protecting taxpayer funds.”
For more information and Treasury Department updates, visit www.Treasury.gov/CARES.
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